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Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.

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Vale Tests Biochar in Pellet Production

06 December 2021 - Brazilian mining company Vale has tested charcoal, or biochar, as a replacement to mineral coal in its iron ore pellets on an industrial scale, reports the Pledge Times.

£300 Million Steel Plant Proposed for Former U.K. Port

02 December 2021 - A decommissioned brownfield port near Inverness, Scotland, could soon be home to the U.K.’s newest steelmaking facility in half a century.

H2 Green Steel and Iberdrola to Build €2.3 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain

02 December 2021 - Swedish steel startup H2 Green Steel has inked a deal with Spanish energy company Iberdrola to build a 1 GW green hydrogen plant in the Iberian Peninsula.

Primetals Technologies, Yara Environmental Technologies to Deliver State-of-the-Art Flue Gas Treatment System for Acciaierie D’Italia

30 November 2021 - Steelmaker Acciaierie D’Italia has contracted the two equipment suppliers to install a new flue gas treatment (FGT) system for the three boilers at its No. 2 power plant in Taranto, Italy, Primetals Technologies reports.

China Baowu Announces Global Alliance to Curb Emissions

19 November 2021 - The steelmaker announced yesterday it has formed the Global Low-Carbon Metallurgical Innovation Alliance with more than 60 companies to combat climate change and cut greenhouse emissions in China, Reuters reports.

SKF, Luleå University of Technology Collaborate on Development of Fossil-Free Steel

18 November 2021 - SKF announced yesterday that they are collaborating with Luleå University of Technology and their CH2ESS initiative to help further the development of fossil-free bearing steel.

ArcelorMittal Poland Aims to Reduce Environmental Footprint Through Investment

18 November 2021 - ArcelorMittal Poland’s Kraków coke plant is investing PLN 31.5 million (US$7.6 million) in a decarbonization effort.

Report: IEEFA Finds Global Steel Production Reached Peak Carbon Emissions in 2020

17 November 2021 - Carbon emissions reached a peak in 2020, most of which was due to the production in China, according to the report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Vale and China Baowu Come Together for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

15 November 2021 - Vale announced via press release last Thursday that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Baowu Steel Group.

NLMK Group and Rosenergoatom Partner on Energy Agreement

15 November 2021 - NLMK Group and Rosenergoatom signed a partnership agreement last week on low-carbon energy supplies.

MMK Signs MoU With Danieli on Decarbonizing the Blast Furnace

15 November 2021 - Danieli announced Friday the signing of a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) to reduce CO2 emissions.

CSN Backs Silicon Valley Hydrogen Startup

08 November 2021 - San Francisco-based 1S1 Energy intends to use the funding from the Brazilian steelmaker’s venture capital fund to manufacture electrolyzers for the production of green hydrogen.

ArcelorMittal Announces CA$205 Million Decarbonization Investment

04 November 2021 - The Quebec government and ArcelorMittal announced the investment during an event held at COP26 yesterday.

Cleveland-Cliffs Partners With DOE to Reduce GHG Emissions

04 November 2021 - The steelmaker announced yesterday that it has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Better Climate Challenge initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2030.

BlueScope Signs MoU With Rio Tinto to Explore Decarbonization

02 November 2021 - The two companies plan to research and design low-emissions steelmaking processes at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales, Australia, the steelmaker announced.

NLMK’s Blast Furnace No. 4 Gets Environmental Upgrade

01 November 2021 - The Russian steelmaker announced today it is embarking on a project to overhaul the stoves on Blast Furnace No. 4 at its Lipetsk site, which will allow for a 98% reduction in emissions.

Metinvest, Danieli to Partner on Green Steel Technologies

28 October 2021 - Danieli announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Metinvest to develop and implement technologies aimed at lowering the carbon footprint of Metinvest facilities in Ukraine and the EU.

ArcelorMittal Differdange Home to New Floating Solar Farm

27 October 2021 - A former cooling pond owned by ArcelorMittal Differdange is now filled with 25,000 m2 of solar panels and is Luxembourg’s first floating solar farm.

Acciaierie d'Italia and NextChem Announce Collaboration

25 October 2021 - Italy's Acciaierie d'Italia, jointly owned by ArcelorMittal and Invitalia, and NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., are to conduct a feasibility study of circular gas at the steelmaker’s Taranto mill.

Salzgitter AG’s Green Steel to Become Staple at The Miele Group

25 October 2021 - In an effort to become carbon neutral before the end of the year, The Miele Group will be utilizing Salzgitter AG’s green steel in its appliances.

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